RE: Look's like Larry's at it again...

I heard that Gates has a deal in the works with McDonalds to sell MS products there. He will rename his product suite to McWindows in honor of the agreement.

Also heard that McWindows would now come with a free hard drive called the McDrive with two all silicone disk platters, special fire wire adapters, heads, power supply, scsi adapter, scsi cable, all in a nice titanium case."

In a news conference Gates indicated that he hoped Microsoft would "..serve billions and billions...".

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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: 6/20/2003 2:25 PM

Any plans for the crisis countries Larry :)

-ak

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> Cool. State of Connecticut also has a budget crisis......
>
> Mladen Gogala
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> Oracle Makes Bid to Buy State of Delaware
>
>
> Software giant willing to assume state's $225 million deficit in
exchange
> for
> legislative control, naming rights
>
> Wilmington, DE - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison today announced his
intention to
> purchase the state of Delaware for $300 million in cash and Oracle
stock.
> The
> move comes on the heels of Oracle's bid for rival software firm
PeopleSoft,
> and is the first time that an offer has been made to buy a U.S.
territory.
>
> Delaware governor Ruth Ann Minner responded to the bid with shock and
seemed
> certain that the hostile takeover could be avoided.
>
> "Oracle's bid comes as a big surprise to the government and people of
> Delaware", said Minner at a press conference. "At this point, we are
> checking
> into whether or not a company, such as Oracle, can buy a state, and
whether
> or
> not Delaware is actually for sale."
>
> Oracle's announcement sent shockwaves through the political and
economic
> landscape. Oracle shares dropped 8% immediately following the
announcement,
> only to rebound and break even for the day, with heavy volume being
traded.
> Meanwhile, government officials in Washington scrambled to look into
the
> legality of such a purchase, and who actually currently owns Delaware.
>
> In an afternoon press conference, Ellison seemed certain that Oracle
would
> own
> Delaware in the near future.
>
> "The fact is that the state of Delaware is in a budget crisis that it
can
> not
> resolve. Oracle's bid will immediately pump $300 million into the
state
> budget, and (Oracle) will also be assuming all current Delaware debt.
Call
> this a 'hostile takeover' if you must, but the people of this great
state
> deserve a better future, and I will be able to give them just that."
>
> President Bush, who was giving a speech to coal miners in Kentucky,
called
> the
> Oracle bid "interesting" and added that "49 states would be easier for
me
to
> handle than 50".
>
> Ellison rival Tom Siebel called the move "typical", and added "Larry
thinks
> he
> can take over the world, and I guess he thinks this is a good place to
> start.
> I personally would have targeted Vermont."
>
> Ellison defended his decision, citing fourteen state parks, a minor
league
> baseball franchise, an annual Nascar race in Dover, and the annual
Great
> Delaware Kite Festival as reasons that Delaware is primed for success.
>
> "Delaware is a state rich in tradition and excitement. None of the
existing
> festivals or events will be changed. I mean, who doesn't love minor
league
> baseball and kites?"
>
> If the takeover bid is successful, Ellison plans to place several
Oracle
> executives in key state government positions, and is considering
re-naming
> the
> state either New Ellison or OracleLand.
>
>
> [Couldn't resist, Jared! Hope it's not too OT!]
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